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Colton and gage were building a castle together. Colton was 3 times as fast at building the castle than gage. If it takes 80 blocks to build the castle, how many blocks did colton build on the castle?

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60

Explanation:

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Answer:

60

Explanation:

For each 3 blocks Colton placed, Gage place 1, so Colton placed 3/4 of the total number blocks.

3/4 × 80 = 60

Colton placed 60 blocks on the castle.

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